We have our first guest! Brad Bullis, the CT State Library Digital Content and Innovation Coordinator joins Ashley, Kym, and Matt as we jump out from behind the curtain and take center stage! Much of how the Division of Library Development contributes to the state is hidden and often unknown, but today we discuss our public facing programs designed with Connecticut residents in mind!

Today's Guest Host

Brad Bullis is the Digital Content and Innovation Coordinator at the Connecticut State Library. He oversees eGO CT, researchIT CT, and other programs. Brad also served in the Connecticut Air National Guard for 34 years.

What we’re reading

• The Last Chairlift by John Irving
• Twice by Mitch Albom
• The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight by Andrew Leland
• Fall of the Fireflies by Guadalupe García McCall
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

State resources we mentioned:

• The Palace Project App
• Get a Virtual Library Card
• CT Library for Accessible Books (CTLAB)
• All CT Reads

All CT Reads 2026 titles!

Adult

Primary

• The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

Secondary

• The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
• There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
• Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman

Teen

Primary

• Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell

Secondary

• In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee
• Ruin Road by Lamar Giles
• The Summer I Remembered Everything by Catherine Con Morse

Kids

Primary

• Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

Secondary

• The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
• Oasis by Guojing

Credit:

“Wholesome”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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